NYSE · META
Technology · Internet Content & Information
$614.99
Down-$9.53 (-1.53%)
Updated Oct 31, 2026, 4:43 AM
SID Score
5.9/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
44/100
Neutral
Price performance · META
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 30, 2026
META closed at $614.99 after 21 trading sessions, down 15.53% for the selected period.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | $614.505 | $626.37 | $610.13 | $614.99 | 25.4M |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $621.285 | $634.68 | $616.80 | $624.52 | 31.28M |
| Oct 28, 2026 | $621.85 | $624.42 | $609.00 | $612.49 | 35.11M |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $627.07 | $628.46 | $619.21 | $620.19 | 51.33M |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $638.355 | $647.69 | $627.80 | $630.56 | 30.91M |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $638.175 | $648.04 | $633.27 | $642.62 | 14.79M |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $676.35 | $681.07 | $639.6901 | $648.85 | 40.57M |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $697.595 | $713.22 | $689.68 | $697.52 | 29.2M |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $694.98 | $696.505 | $681.05 | $694.25 | 17.05M |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $707.16 | $708.83 | $693.86 | $705.44 | 16.26M |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $736.695 | $738.49 | $702.7101 | $709.325 | 20.64M |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $726.555 | $743.97 | $715.58 | $736.72 | 16.89M |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $760.75 | $761.50 | $734.2865 | $737.54 | 16.24M |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $735.99 | $771.2698 | $734.84 | $762.50 | 22.71M |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $728.495 | $752.24 | $727.64 | $742.96 | 24.88M |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $726.505 | $728.07 | $716.20 | $718.67 | 12.62M |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $724.535 | $724.95 | $711.6832 | $720.89 | 16.04M |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $738.29 | $738.29 | $720.1503 | $721.31 | 13.23M |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $746.73 | $747.60 | $736.69 | $738.88 | 12.56M |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $727.71 | $746.70 | $727.12 | $741.90 | 15.22M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $733.25 | $741.58 | $726.20 | $728.08 | 12.96M |
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Meta is the largest social media company in the world, boasting close to 4 billion monthly active users worldwide. The firm's "Family of Apps," its core business, consists of Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. End users can leverage these applications for a variety of different purposes, from keeping in touch with friends to following celebrities and running digital businesses for free. Meta packages customer data, gleaned from its application ecosystem and sells ads to digital advertisers. While the firm has been investing heavily in its Reality Labs business, it remains a very small part of Meta's overall sales.
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | Scotiabank | Sector Perform | — |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Guggenheim | Buy | — |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Rosenblatt | Buy | — |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Wedbush | Neutral | — |
| Oct 22, 2026 | StoneX | Hold | — |
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Meta Platforms shares closed at $624.52, reflecting a daily decline of 1.32% per SID market data. The stock has experienced notable short-term weakness, falling 13.88% over the past month, though it has recovered 12.18% over the trailing three months. On a one-year basis, META remains down 5.46%, underperforming broader market benchmarks. Technical indicators signal significant selling pressure, with the 14-day relative strength index registering at 27.8, placing the stock in oversold territory according to Massive/Polygon data. META currently trades below both its 50-day moving average of $668.60 and its 200-day moving average of $630.52, confirming a bearish technical posture. The stock carries a beta of 1.273, indicating higher volatility relative to the broader market. Average daily trading volume stands at approximately 17.47 million shares, supporting robust liquidity for institutional participants navigating current price levels.
Meta Platforms currently carries a market capitalization of approximately $1.645 trillion, maintaining its position among the largest publicly traded technology companies globally per SID market data. The stock trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.07, reflecting a premium valuation relative to the broader market but consistent with mega-cap technology peers. The price-to-book ratio stands at 8.47, indicating that investors are paying a substantial premium over the company's book value according to SEC filings. Notably, the PEG ratio registers at negative 1.55, a function of current earnings growth trajectory estimates that complicates traditional growth-adjusted valuation assessments. Meta has established a modest dividend program, with the current yield at approximately 0.32%, signaling the company's transition toward returning capital to shareholders while continuing to invest heavily in artificial intelligence infrastructure and Reality Labs initiatives. These valuation metrics collectively position META as a premium-priced technology franchise.
Meta Platforms registers a composite smart money score of 44 out of 100, reflecting a neutral overall signal per SID market data. Institutional positioning scores a perfect 25 out of 25, indicating maximum conviction among large fund managers based on 13F institutional filings. However, insider activity presents a contrasting picture, scoring 0 out of 25 after corporate insiders executed 20 transactions over the past 90 days — all of which were sales with zero insider purchases recorded according to SEC Form 4 filings. This uniform selling pattern among executives and directors warrants close monitoring. Dark pool activity scores a modest 9 out of 25, suggesting below-average off-exchange accumulation by institutional investors. Congressional trading activity registers at 10 out of 25, indicating moderate legislative interest in the stock. The divergence between strong institutional ownership conviction and persistent insider selling creates a mixed signal for investors attempting to gauge informed participant sentiment toward Meta's current valuation and forward trajectory.
Meta Platforms has delivered a mixed earnings track record over recent quarters according to company earnings reports. In the most recent reported quarter ending April 2026, Meta posted earnings per share of $7.31, surpassing the consensus analyst estimate of $6.67 by $0.64 per share. The prior quarter showed a notable miss, with actual EPS of $6.18 falling short of the $7.18 estimate by $1.00, representing a significant negative surprise. The October 2026 quarter saw the strongest beat, with EPS of $7.40 exceeding the $5.74 estimate by $1.66, representing a 28.9% upside surprise. Looking ahead, the next earnings report is scheduled for October 28, 2026, with analysts currently projecting EPS of $6.28 per analyst estimates. The oscillating pattern of beats and misses across consecutive quarters underscores the variability in Meta's financial results, driven partly by fluctuating capital expenditure cycles related to artificial intelligence infrastructure investments.
Wall Street coverage of Meta Platforms reflects a mixed but modestly constructive consensus based on recent analyst actions per SID consensus data. On October 22, 2026, multiple firms reiterated their existing ratings, with Rosenblatt and Guggenheim maintaining Buy recommendations, while Scotiabank held its Sector Perform rating and Wedbush reiterated a Neutral stance according to Wall Street analyst reports. StoneX also maintained its Hold rating on the same date. The clustering of reiterations rather than upgrades or downgrades suggests analysts are largely comfortable with their existing outlooks following the latest earnings data. The balance between two Buy ratings, one Sector Perform, one Neutral, and one Hold reflects a distribution tilted slightly positive but lacking strong conviction for aggressive upside. Given the stock's current RSI of 27.8 in oversold territory and its position below the 50-day moving average, analysts may be monitoring for a potential technical stabilization before adjusting price targets or conviction levels on META shares.
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